In 1964 I was commissioned a second lieutenant and navigator in the U.S. Air Force. I was assigned to the Strategic Air Command, and my first training assignment was to the Arctic Survival Escape & Evasion School at Stead AFB, Reno, Nev. ...more

May 14, 2009

Five Tampa students speak a common theme: a desire to serve their country. ...more

February 25, 2009

Another bloodless revolution took place on Nov. 4... ...more

November 7, 2008

The Rev. Robert Martin has enjoyed a long and varied career. Today he works part time as assistant to the rector at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. ...more

October 8, 2008

SERVING OUR COUNTRY Army Pvt. William C. Bates has graduated from basic training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Gerold Bates of Ruskin. ...more

August 13, 2008

Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, 87, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died Tuesday in Atlanta. ...more

June 27, 2008

She is one of the highest-ranking women in the U.S. military. Barbara Faulkenberry, who grew up in Clearwater, doesn't dwell on that distinction during routine workdays. But early mornings? Quiet moments? Those can be different. ...more

May 25, 2008

A timeline of Barbara Faulkenberry's ascension to brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force. ...more

May 23, 2008

She is one of the highest-ranking women in the U.S. military. Barbara Faulkenberry, who grew up in Clearwater, doesn't dwell on that distinction during routine workdays. But early mornings? Quiet moments? Those can be different. ...more

May 23, 2008

AVON PARK — Almost as a lark, Dave Simpson entered his wife's name in a Mother's Day contest. "I went online, and wrote a 250-word essay," he said. And a few days later, he received a phone call. She was one of the 25 winners of the annual Best Moms of the Bay contest, and she was invited to dinner with two of Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "She was one of 600 entries submitted," said Simpson, a former Army captain who is now an JROTC instructor. Ronda formerly installed and maintained computers for Highlands County schools, but in the past few years she's been the stay-at-home mom of three children and a stepson. ...more

May 10, 2008